Handing over her second straight victory in a single day, grappling sensation, Mackenzie Dern could don’t have any rush to land herself a shot on the strawweight crown after her UFC Vegas 101 stoppage win, nevertheless, if she ascends the throne, she plans to reign for an extended time period.
Dern, the present quantity six ranked strawweight contender, returned to motion in a single day within the first promotional occasion of the 12 months, tackling former-foe and Brazilian fan-favorite, Amanda Ribas within the pair’s rematch.
And first matching 5 years in the past in Florida, Dern dropped her first skilled combined martial arts loss in her eighth skilled combat, within the type of a unanimous determination blemish to Ribas.
Nevertheless, in a single day, Dern pressured a late third spherical stoppage at UFC Vegas 102, submitting the Minas Gerais native with a late armbar of their rematch, incomes plaudits from the likes of former two-weight champion, Conor McGregor.
Mackenzie Dern guarantees dominant title reign after UFC Vegas 101 victory
And sustaining following the matchup how she plans to combat up the strawweight rankings in her return to motion later this annum, Dern revealed she plans to carry the strawweight crown as a part of a dominant reign at 115lbs.
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“I think I’m very hard on myself and I always try to get better,” Mackenzie Dern mentioned throughout her post-fight interview after UFC Vegas 101. “Even when I have a great performance I think I did so many things wrong. So I think it’s a lot of play messing in your head, so it can take your journey and maybe makes it a little longer. But I think in the end it really helps you want to be the best fighter possible, if you can really look back and have constructive criticism on yourself, you know?”
“My idea isn’t to go fight for the belt and then lose it fast,” Mackenzie Dern defined. “My idea is to get the belt, and I want to be a dominant champion. So I’m not in a rush to get there. I want to have good fights, and I want to make a statement.”
